Russian Circles have enlisted Chelsea Wolfe to guest on the title track to their new album, “Memorial“. You may recall that the two artists have toured together and will once again do so in Europe this fall (see the dates below.) Band bassist/keyboardist Brian Cook said of the coming album:
“We’ve always tried to balance our metal-influenced sounds with more nuanced, pretty, orchestral elements. But this time, it’s far more polarized in that the heavy parts are much more blown out and exaggerated while the pretty moments are far more restrained, delicate, and atmospheric. We set out to make a straightforward, intense, heavy record. We subconsciously gravitated toward darker and more somber sounds. We wanted to get away from the overtly flashy.”
If you missed it, a track from the new album titled “Deficit” can be heard after the break. The track listing and cover art for “Memorial” can both be found below along with the dates for the bands European trek with Chelsea Wolfe:
With Chelsea Wolfe:
10/12 Prague, CZE – Meet Factory
10/13 Linz, AUT – Posthof
10/14 Bologna, ITA – Locomotiv Club
10/15 Zurich, SWI – Rote Fabrik
10/16 Fribourg, SWI – Fri-son
10/18 Barcelona, SPA – Apolo
10/19 Madrid, SPA – Shoko Live
10/20 Porto, POR – Amplifest
10/21 Bilbao, SPA – Kafe Antzokia
10/23 Paris, FRA – Divan Du Monde
10/24 Brighton, UK – The Haunt
10/25 Manchester, UK – Gorilla
10/26 Glasgow, UK – SWG3
10/27 Dublin, IRE – Button Factory
10/29 London, UK – Electric Ballroom
10/30 Gent, BEL – Vooruit
10/31 Karlsruhe, GER – Jubez
11/1 Utrecht, NET – Tivoli de Helling
11/2 Koln, GER – Stollwerck
11/3 Hamburg, GER – Club Logo
11/6 Helsinki, FIN – Tavastia
11/7 Oslo, NOR – Bla
11/8 Gothenburg, SWE – Truckstop Alaska
11/9 Copenhagen, DEN – KB18
11/10 Berlin, GER – C-Club
Russian Circles only:
11/11 Dresden, GER – Beatpol
11/13 Vienna, AUT – Szene
11/14 Budapest, HUN – Durer Kert
11/15 Belgrade, SER – Bozidarac
11/16 Zagreb, CRO – Mochvara Club
11/17 Munich, GER – Feierwerk
11/19 Moscow, RUS – B2
11/20 St. Petersburg, RUS – Club Zal
“Memorial” track listing:
01 – “Memoriam”
02 – “Deficit”
03 – “1777”
04 – “Cheyenne”
05 – “Burial”
06 – “Ethel”
07 – “Lebaron”
08 – “Memorial” (feat. Chelsea Wolfe)
